Archive for July, 2007
The Pool
The pool.
A place for friends, family, sisters.
A place to relax, read, gossip, communicate (with others or nature).
The pools is a place where we can be ourselves– without hairspray, without make-up, and without judgement.
Bathing suits, towels, sunscreen, sunglasses, and a beverage
are the material items.
And if you find yourself without company, no problem.
Grab a book or just [...]
Molly and Pierre met in a bar…..
It was late (nearly 5 o’clock somewhere) and Molly’s friends were not there for their girls night out. Molly was raised not to go out by herself after dark, but the semester was almost over and she, like all girls, just wanna have fun. In a split second she had grabbed her ID, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )What’s Changed…
In what ways have you changed since your first day entering the classroom as a teacher?
An extension on a Journal Entry from Jun 15, 2007
My first day was intimidating. Miss Dean, with a jumper dress over a turtleneck. Would I be any good? Would I meet expectations? Would everyone like me? Questions like [...]
Concerns
What concerns you about the furture of education or what would you like to change?
A Journal entry from June 20, 2007
Most concerns we have about education fall into the same category as those things we would like to see changed. We will begin with attitiutdes. Attitutes about our educational systems. from children and adults, have [...]
What it means to be a Teacher
Journal entry from June 13, 2007
Teachers are educators, facilitators, parents (or guardians), planners, accomodators, disciplinarians, monitors, and mentors. We are always being watched (or seen out of school) by administrators, parents, and students. Topics of many conversations -good and bad-teachers are sometimes not seen as people with lives out side the classroom. We are expected [...]
